When I sat down to write this article, I had a whole list of notes, statistics, and game breakdown.

I won’t be using any of the material I prepared.

I was sitting in my dorm room in Ohio and the sun was slowly sinking beneath the trees outside the window. My mind started to just wander through the past twenty-four hours. The Nashville Predators are two games away from eliminating the Chicago Blackhawks. The Nashville Predators are two games away from eliminating the Chicago Blackhawks! Just writing that stirs so many different emotions, fears, and hopes as the series continues. The Predators have a chance to go up three games to one on thursday, a first in franchise history. I am one of the most cynical fans out there, but there is something about this year that is just different. Down to the marrow just different.

You can start with the stable ownership, the familiar face of Steve Sullivan, the emergence of Colin Wilson and Patric Hornqvist, or the newly named Bridgestone Arena. This year has evoked so many different emotions for this fan base. The cynic in me doesn’t want to believe. I don’t get too hopeful. Let me tell you what you can believe in:

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In response to “I Believe”

Chris – I have to hand it to you my friend. This was an amazing write up. Like you, there are many years of invested time with this organization that no one outside of Nashville would understand. But this brought back many of those memories. Great Job!

Well, not sure what your issue is with the Masterson Trophy, but I am pretty sure Steve Sullivan is happy to have it considering he battled for two years to get back into the game with a severe back injury that almost ended his career.

I’m sure it’s meaningful to the player, rewarding them from coming back to the game despite long odds, or being recognized for exemplary service. But it doesn’t say anything more about the the quality of the player. You need not be a leader, a talent, or in any way useful to your team to win it. It’s a nice thing to have, but at the end of the day, it IS just a trophy, one that doesn’t tell you anything about what a player does well.

Jason Blake, Mike Fitzpatrick, and Jamie McLennan all have won the Masterton. All three of them are among your first choices for building a team, right?

Wow really, well it’s good they are making a believer out of you because they are one heck of a squad. I guess the majority of people did not think Nashville could win but I am not one of them, sure I predicted the Hawks but in all honesty predictions are useless for this years playoffs. Teams are much too close.
Oh and if your Preds play every game like they did in game 3 they wont just win the series they will win the fricken cup lol.